A POPular treat

            Popcorn: A delicious, puffy treat. As much as I love microwavable popcorn, it’s definitely not mess-free. It is so easy to pop a bag in your dorm room…but having to do the dishes of a buttery bowl? No thank you!

            Luckily for myself, Orville Redenbacher has just come out with one of the most innovative products since Dr. Percy patented the microwaveable bag itself.

IT IS GENIUS!

It seems silly that it took until 2011 for the Pop Up Bowl to come out. It provides a mess-free, easily disposable way to eat a tasty snack: what more could you want? With Criss Angel as the face of the new product, the commercials are witty and laughter inducing. The simplicity of the product is what makes it so wonderful, to me. The bag becomes the bowl! It’s not magic: it just works.

As you can tell, I love this product (and popcorn itself). Good work, Redenbacher: may you always stay delicious and mess-free!

Can You Feel The Love- in 3D?

                       The Lion King: a little piece of movie magic from my childhood. When I first read that they were remaking it, I was worried about Disney ruining the film that I cherished. With all the flash and pizzazz that Hollywood can add to a movie, I thought there was such a good chance that the beauty of the storyline could be overshadowed.

            My mind was completely changed when “The Circle of Life” began to play through the movie theatre speakers. The trailer had a nostalgic affect and I found myself engrossed in the clear and crisp image that the screen displayed.

            The non-verbal communication is incredibly effective through the highlighted scenes and award-winning music playing in the background. The attention-getters that run across the screen, such as “THE EPIC STORY” and “AWARD-WINNING” invoke a sense of excitement in viewers.

            The reviews are in: it is still a fantastic animated movie. The newly-added special effects were not overdone. In fact, for a remake of a movie, I would say the changes were very tasteful and respectful to the original.  In fact, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” is still stuck in my head. Well done, Disney.

What Product Am I?

The Magic Bullet is one of my favorite products of all time. Since it's an “as seen on TV" product, it is easily assumed to be cheap and disposable.

WRONG!

Unless you own a Magic Bullet, you are blissfully unaware of the magic that such a small contraption can create. I embody the qualities of the Magic Bullet in that I am reliable, efficient, and I will always get the job done.

The Magic Bullet can be characterized as “reliable” because of all the different parts that come with it. You can chop, dice, blend, or purify with each of the pieces in the set. If you want to use the Magic Bullet in your mealtime endeavor, it is always ready to take on the challenge. This also ties in with “getting the job done”. I am someone who never brings a project only halfway to completion. Anything and everything that I am involved in is done with precision and meaning. They may not be different screw-on pieces, but I use all my resources if necessary to finish a project.

Finally, the Magic Bullet is efficient.  You have a smoothie in thirty seconds, sorbet in forty-five seconds, and a clove of minced garlic in five. I always work hard and fast when it comes to a deadline. The only downside to the Bullet is that it’s incredibly loud… I guess I’m like this product in more ways than I could have ever imagined!

The Magic Bullet also has 6 different colored Comfort Lip Rings. You can choose a colored lid that matches your mood or what’s in your cup. Like this feature of the Bullet, I am someone who can adapt to any situation placed before me. I am very flexible, and am able to work with people who are very different from myself.

There is a return policy for the Bullet. If within 30 days of delivery of the product you find yourself unhappy, they will refund your money completely and take back the product. This shows loyalty to the customer, and confidence in the product itself. I am loyal and place a strong emphasis on the value of friendship. I am also extremely confident in all my decisions and never waver when explaining my actions and endeavors.

The Magic Bullet is a DEFINITELY a product that you need to have in your home or dorm room, and I am DEFINITELY someone who relates to and believes in this wonderful, compact blender.

Schweddy Balls: Yay or Yuck?

As Ben & Jerry’s unveiled their newest ice cream flavor, Saturday Night Live fans did a double take. “Schweddy Balls”, one of the most popular skits in SNL history, is bound to attract some attention... but will the flavor be loved or hated by consumers?

 (If you've never seen this skit, please listen to the clip below.)

The new flavor is a vanilla ice cream with a “hint of rum”, and contains fudge covered rum balls and milk chocolate malt balls.

Although the ice cream sounds unappealing, Ben & Jerry’s must not be worried about sales! Their witty and unique ice cream names have amused and fed Americans for 33 years. For a month in 2009, their “Chubby Hubby” was renamed “Hubby Hubby,” celebrating the arrival of same-sex marriage in Vermont.

As intrigued as I am at this strange combination, I just started eating ice cream this spring…. so I think I might have to pass on this particular flavor.

Congratulations to Ben & Jerry’s for yet another amusing treat: may your balls always be Schweddy’s!

Puzzled by PacSun

As  12.4 million Americans tuned in to watch the VMAS, the television screens lit up with Beyonce’s rumored pregnancy, Nicki Minaj’s delightfully outrageous outfit, and Tyler the Creator’s explicit acceptance speech. The glitz and glamour of the overly scripted awards show captivated it’s audience and viewers alike.

As much as I loved being with my friends and mindlessly watching celebrities parade around, there was one commercial in particular that stood out to me. PacSun’s new “Dress Irresponsibly” campaign confused me the first time it came across the screen, made me frown the second time, and after the third time I had to Google the absurdity of it.

According to Gary Schemed, Executive Officer of PacSun, "Dress Irresponsibly is about enjoying life, friends and embracing one's own sense of style." That line does not match the commercial I viewed multiple times throughout the evening.

According to the PacSun website, the line “aims to position itself as the go-to brand for teens”. With this in mind, I have to admit, the shot of a group long boarding got a good laugh out of me. By saying “go-to brand for teens”, they must mean “the go-to brand for the self-selecting population of hipsters.”

Maybe I’m being too harsh! I mean, if embracing “one’s own sense of style” means that we should cut up jeans, strip down on the highway, and throw mud on our v-necks, then PacSun definitely got their point across.

In my opinion, PacSun has lowered their standards.

 To the youth of America: Stay classy.